THIS WEEK’S FIELD TIP

Lips on an infield not only cause bad hops on ground balls and tripping hazards for players, but they also inhibit water from easily draining off your infield across the surface. They create natural dams. Lips form along the grass edges of your infield skin from infield soil and topdressing building up as a result of those materials being kicked into the edge from play, from material being dragged into them due to improper dragging techniques or from rainfall and wind causing material to be deposited into your turf edges.
To keep lips from forming, remove loose infield soil and topdressing from the grass edges using a lip broom, power broom, backpack blower or vacuum, or leaf rake to pull that loose material out. This is best done regularly (at least weekly or more frequently) in order to remove the material in the grass edges before rain or irrigation glues these materials into a solid lip.

General Purpose Broom 10% OFF

A great broom for multiple tasks including lip management. Features a 24″ head and 60″ ergonomic handle. Exclusive General Purpose Broom: use broom10 during checkout (one-week offer valid thru May 8).

Pitch Pro 10″ Platform Mound 10% OFF

Perfect for batting practice. Features a 10″ height with the proper incline to match MLB specifications. Weighs less than 130 lbs! Exclusive Pitch Pro 10-inch Professional Batting Practice Platform: use platform10 during checkout (one-week offer valid thru May 8).

FEATURED OPEN BOX ITEM OF THE WEEK

DELUXE String Winder … ONLY $42! — Discontinued deluxe model. 500′ of #36 heavy-duty nylon string. Deluxe string winder includes stand & 2 stakes. DISCONTINUED like-new condition, while supplies last. Deluxe String Winder

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